Georgia bridge law?

Georgia does not have a restriction on placement of the tandems on 53' trailers. So you can run them all the way to the rear if you want. The weight distribution is the same as elsewhere. 34,000 max on drives and tandems.
So depending on loads, you may need to slide them. If you're hauling 28,000 max, that shouldn't be a problem unless they load everything in the nose.

 

I thought Georgia had a 41 foot law similar to California?

 

Georgia does have a king pin law. I would not want to leave the tandems slid all the way back, especially with such a light load. It is much more difficult to make turns with the tandems all the way back.

 

Some trailers have a mark on the side where the tandems should be for a 41' kingpin if it is a 53' trailer. If not, you may want to move the tandems about 5 feet forward and you should be OK. If you have a 48' tailer then you should be all right.

 

Just to update you all. I was DOT'd by a state trooper in Georgia. She confirmed that there is NO kingpin law in the state of Georgia. You can run your tandems or your spread wherever.

 

Many years ago I got an overweight ticket at a Georgia scale house they came out and measured the length, and refused to allow me re-adjust the tandems.
They stated the governor had told them all not to allow us to do so . It was just a 26 dollar ticket though.
I don't see the purpose of measuring if there is no standard in Georgia.
Can anyone else confirm the length rule .

 

I spoke with a DOT guy about a year or so ago. He told me that Georgia has a king pin law on state roads, but they rarely enforce it. The reason that they have the law is due to trucks tearing up their sidewalk when the tandems are slide back too far. It is only on state roads, according to him.

 

GA puts down wheel/base on TIC. only why bridge law infor.ment is a.05 cent # fine now.

 

I remember when Georgia was more restrictive on what non interstate routes you could take. Had signs with STAA with a red circle and slash over it meaning the average otr truck couldn't use it. Hardly any of the roads were STAA routes.